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THE COVE WILMINGTON
In February 2024, we teamed up with The Cove Wilmington, the AirBnB houseboat community in Downtown Wilmington, to host a Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
The Cove was generous enough to gift one of our lucky followers a two-night staycation to include as part of our giveaway. We then partnered with a brand new, local Mexican restaurant near The Cove, Tequila Comida & Cantina, to offer a date night for the winners during their stay!
This was a gifted collaboration, The Cove gifted our giveaway winner with a staycation, as well as us!
Videos on TikTok and Instagram received over 4.5 million views combined!!
We had over 17,000+ giveaway entries 🤯 Which resulted in over 300,000 views on our giveaway video!
Gained 20K new followers across both platforms (TikTok & Instagram while the giveaway was live!
The Cove gained over 2,000 followers on TikTok, and 1,500 followers on Instagram since our collaboration!
Flyball, llc
I kicked off May with a collab with a local brand who specializes in a beach version of skee-ball. This collab saw MASSIVE results. Over 2.1 million views in just a few days on TikTok!
Flyball was generous enough to gift my family a Flyball game set for our time at the inlet! I shared the game on TikTok and Instagram, and the videos went wildly viral.
This is my second collaboration where I’ve achieved over a million views, that kind of exposure is something that I love providing for local brands and businesses, alike! I can’t wait for the next one!
On TikTok alone, the video has received 3 million views in one week, and amassed over 75,000 shares.
Gained over 2,000 new followers on TikTok and around 500 on Instagram.
Flyball had 184 followers on TikTok before I shared my post, now they have 1,524 and over 2,500 on Instagram!
Video on TikTok & Instagram received over 4.6 million views combined!!
Dave & Busters Wilmington
In April 2025, we teamed up with Dave & Buster’s to offer an exclusive first look at their brand-new Wilmington, NC location in Mayfaire!
Located just behind our Nest Realty office, this exciting new addition brings much-needed family entertainment to our growing community—and we couldn’t wait to help spread the word. To celebrate their grand opening, we gave away free game play cards to our followers who commented their favorite arcade game on our post. The response was incredible, generating over 500,000 views and sparking tons of local buzz 🤯
Our goal with every collaboration is simple: support and spotlight both new and established businesses that help make Wilmington a better place to live. By amplifying their openings, events, or services to our engaged audience, we aim to create genuine value—for our followers, our community, and the local businesses we proudly partner with. When they win, Wilmington wins.
Videos on TikTok and Instagram received over 560,000 views combined!!
HUNDREDS of comments & community buzz: Our “favorite arcade game” comment prompt ignited community engagement, driving hundreds of responses and reinforcing Wilmington’s appetite for more family-friendly entertainment.
We encouraged the local manager to start a dedicated Instagram account—and thanks to the traction from our post, they gained over 1,000 followers almost immediately!
The Vine
In February 2025, we partnered with The Vine, a charming downtown Wilmington wine bar, to give away the ultimate date night experience!
Known for its cozy ambiance, curated wine list, and delicious light bites, The Vine is the kind of hidden gem we love sharing with our audience. To help boost awareness and engagement for their business, we teamed up to offer a date night giveaway, including a gift card to The Vine and a staycation at a boutique hotel just around the corner.
The response was incredible, with hundreds of entries. Not only did this giveaway introduce more locals to one of our favorite spots, but it also reinforced our goal of connecting our audience with the small businesses that make Wilmington special.
And yes, we had the pleasure of experiencing it ourselves, and we can confirm: it was absolutely divine.
On Instagram, we achieved over 35,000 views on this quick collab!
The Vine earned a little over 500 new followers from this giveaway!
The Vine has become one of our most recommended places to our clients, family, and friends!
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